WebJun 19, 2013 · The Odyssey. The Odyssey is composed of 12,109 hexameters and is also divided into 24 in the same manner as the Iliad.Whereas war and anger were the themes of the Iliad, the Odyssey takes place after the Trojan War has been won by the Achaeans, as the Greeks are referred to by Homer. The Odyssey is concerned with the nostos (journey) of the Greek hero Odysseus (the protagonist after whom the ...